Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
Question:540. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of school secretaries who are currently paid under the 1978-79 scheme across all school types. [42182/21]
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Questions (540, 541, 542, 543)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
Question:541. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the percentage of school secretaries that are currently paid under the 1978-79 scheme across all school types. [42183/21]
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Question:542. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of school caretakers that are currently paid under the 1978-79 scheme across all school types. [42184/21]
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Question:543. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the percentage of school caretakers that are currently paid under the 1978-79 scheme across all school types. [42185/21]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 to 543, inclusive, together.
The table below sets out the number of school secretaries (clerical officers under 1978/1979 scheme)and caretakers who are paid directly through the Non-Teaching Staff (NTS) Payroll in my Department. As of 25th August 2021 there are 263 school secretaries and 65 caretakers.
|
- |
Headcount |
Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) |
|
School Secretary/CO - Primary |
153 |
135.5 |
|
School Secretary/CO - Secondary |
110 |
98 |
|
Caretaker |
65 |
65 |
In addition, Boards of Management of schools are responsible for the employment of grant-funded ancillary staff. It is a matter for each school to determine the level of ancillary services required for the school.
My Department provides Capitation Grant funding to all recognised Primary schools and Post-Primary schools in the Free Education Scheme. The two main grants are the Capitation Grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc. and the Ancillary Services Grant/School Services Support Fund (SSSF) to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. The Deputy may wish to note that schools have the flexibility to use these grants as a common grant.
Further information is available in the relevant circulars on my Department's website at the links below:
Capitation Grant:
www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0038_2020.pdf
www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0052_2020.pdf
Ancillary/SSSF Grants:
www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0017_2021.pdf
www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0082_2020.pdf
In addition to grant-funded ancillary staff, the Community & Comprehensive and ETB Sectors have secretary and caretaker posts sanctioned by the Department and paid through a non-teaching pay grant.
Due to the fact that Boards of Management are each responsible for the employment of ancillary staff in schools, it is not possible to provide information of the percentage of school secretaries and caretakers paid under the 1978/1979 scheme.